glynriley Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22067155 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTR Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Oh well, I for one won't be shedding any tears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Oh well, I for one won't be shedding any tears. Nor any trade union member. 87. Not a bad innings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexukhc Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelRobartes Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 The only downside is that she'll be all over the TV, radio and papers for weeks now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggythecity Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 The only downside is that she'll be all over the TV, radio and papers for weeks now...Very true!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Difficult to know how to react really. I didn't agree with her political opinions, think she did a lot of damage to this country and am dreading the news and TV for the next few weeks but there's no karma or satisfaction in seeing a frail elderly woman pass away. But I'm glad it's not happened anytime near an election where public emotion could distort the result... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Destroyed lives, but also did a a lot of good. I think it is sad people will demonise her in death, she worked damn hard from a working class baker background to get to where she did. The plummy voice all added after she got into politics because the institution would not accept her any other way, and took hell of a lot of abuse getting where she did, especially in the era she did it. I can understand why a lot affected by her choices hate her, but I only wish we had politicians that stood up for what they believed and the backbone to stand up for theri country the way she did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Destroyed lives, but also did a a lot of good. I think it is sad people will demonise her in death, she worked damn hard from a working class baker background to get to where she did. The plummy voice all added after she got into politics because the institution would not accept her any other way, and took hell of a lot of abuse getting where she did, especially in the era she did it. I can understand why a lot affected by her choices hate her, but I only wish we had politicians that stood up for what they believed and the backbone to stand up for theri country the way she did. Very well put. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 At least she stuck up for this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 At least she stuck up for this country. Sections of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTR Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Sections of it. Most divisive premier ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 At least she stuck up for this country. If that's the phrase you'd use for systematically destroying communities and removing all social cohesion and presiding over a country that went during her reign from tight-knit communities with close ties to bunch of strangers living in the same street with nobody looks out for their neighbour then maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Strange world we live in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobby the red Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Greatest Prime Minister of all time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Tramp the Dirt Down. Elvis Costello. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 At least you knew what she stood for, even if you did not agree with her.Unlike the rubbish we have currently in the House of Commons. A great Prime Minister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Orns Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Greatest Prime Minister of all time Pissed again H!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Greatest Prime Minister of all time Going a bit too far mate ! Churchill surely ? (unless you are on a wind up, of course ?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Most divisive premier ever. Even more divisive than right wing 'socialist' war mongerer Tony Bliar who presided over a 'socialist' government who managed to widen the gap between rich and poor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Even more divisive than right wing 'socialist' war mongerer Tony Bliar who presided over a 'socialist' government who managed to widen the gap between rich and poor? Probably. You don't find many people now who'd still claim Blair did a great job - both the left and the right were pretty unhappy with him by the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Hopefully some classic Spitting Image episodes in the next few days!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTR Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Even more divisive than right wing 'socialist' war mongerer Tony Bliar who presided over a 'socialist' government who managed to widen the gap between rich and poor? I had no time for TB,and would put him slightly behind MT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Regardless of your own political views no-one can argue that she wasn't a superb and clever politician. I didn't admire her politics much but I did admire the way she stood up for the Falkland Islands and resisted the despot Galtieri and his Junta thugs. Apart from Churchill no other Britsh PM would have had the courage to order the sinking of the Belgrano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 There are some seriously sick people on this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dolman Pragmatist Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Regardless of your own political views no-one can argue that she wasn't a superb and clever politician. I didn't admire her politics much but I did admire the way she stood up for the Falkland Islands and resisted the despot Galtieri and his Junta thugs. Apart from Churchill no other Britsh PM would have had the courage to order the sinking of the Belgrano. I suppose she was a superb and clever politician in exactly the same way that Hitler was a superb and clever politician. The sinking of the Belgrano was a war crime of the worst order, and she lied blatantly afterwards to try to get herself off the hook but was found out. Her aim was to crush the spirit of working people, and she achieved it. I'm amazed that anyone on a football forum has a good word to say for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTR Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Regardless of your own political views no-one can argue that she wasn't a superb and clever politician. I didn't admire her politics much but I did admire the way she stood up for the Falkland Islands and resisted the despot Galtieri and his Junta thugs. Apart from Churchill no other Britsh PM would have had the courage to order the sinking of the Belgrano. Why let them invade in the first place,they threatened to invade in the seventies and we sent one royal navy ship to patrol the area and they backed down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Orns Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 There are some seriously sick people on this forum. And it's taken you until this thread to work that out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Butterfield Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Going a bit too far mate ! Churchill surely ? (unless you are on a wind up, of course ?) What makes Churchill the best, in terms of lasting differences to Britain the Atlee government was a real game changer, David Lloyd George was also incredibly important to how the Country developed in the earlier 20th century where as at that time young Churchill was singlehandedly destroying the gold standard throwing the economy out of whack. I'm not disputing he was an emphatic leader that galvanised a Country in turmoil post Chamberlain appeasement but just thought I'd give an alternative perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 I had no time for TB,and would put him slightly behind MT I would put her ahead, simply because when she came to power everybody knew she was a tory and remained true to that and Bliar came in as a 'socialist' and then abandoned the working man, but of course established his 'brand' and is now shamelessly raking in money in a way the most shameless tory would and from some quite dodgy sources and that is hypocrisy at it's highest, but hey that's socialism for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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